Lodovico Mazzolino
(1480-1528)
Heilige Familie,
1516
Material / Technology / Carrier
Pappelholz (Populus sp.)
Dimensions of the object
62,7 x 48,5 cm
Displayed
AP OG Kabinett 4
Acquisition
1829 in der Privatsammlung König Ludwigs I. nachweisbar
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Lodovico Mazzolino, Heilige Familie, 1516, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/6kLa2X9G8V (Last updated on 11.01.2023)
With his profoundly moving, generally compact figures, Mazzolino—who primarily produced small-format devotional images—occupies a special place in the painting of Ferrara. The cherries that Joseph and Mary are proffering the Christ Child symbolically stand for the Passion and God’s love of mankind, for whose redemption he sacrificed his son.
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